Roper Industries Announces Public Offering of 2.3 Million Shares of Common Stock in Conjunction With Inclusion in the S&P 500(R)
December 21 2009 - 7:33AM
PR Newswire (US)
SARASOTA, Fla., Dec. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Roper Industries,
Inc. (NYSE:ROP) announced today that it is commencing a registered
public offering of 2,300,000 shares of its common stock. The
offering is being made in conjunction with the Company's inclusion
in the S&P 500® index, which becomes effective after trading on
the NYSE closes on December 22, 2009. Net proceeds from the
offering are expected to be used to reduce borrowings associated
with the acquisition of Verathon, Inc., announced on December 8,
2009. J.P. Morgan and Goldman, Sachs & Co. are serving as joint
book-runners for the offering. The Company has filed a registration
statement (including a prospectus and prospectus supplement) with
the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates.
Before you invest, you should read the prospectus and prospectus
supplement in that registration statement and other documents the
Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about
the Company and this offering. You may obtain these documents for
free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC web site at http://www.sec.gov/.
Alternatively, the issuer or any underwriter or dealer
participating in the offering will arrange to send you the
prospectus and the prospectus supplement if you request them by
contacting: J.P. Morgan, c/o Broadridge Financial Solutions, 1155
Long Island Avenue, Edgewood, New York 11717, or by calling
toll-free at 1-866-803-9204, or Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004, or by
calling toll free at 1-866-471-2526. Free Writing Prospectus Filed
Pursuant to Rule 433 Registration No. 333-152590 About Roper
Industries Roper Industries is a market-driven, diversified growth
company and is a constituent of the Fortune 1000 and the Russell
1000 indices and, effective as of the close of trading on December
22, 2009, the S&P 500 Index. Roper provides engineered products
and solutions for global niche markets, including water, energy,
radio frequency and research/medical applications. DATASOURCE:
Roper Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Roper Industries, Inc. Investor
Relations, +1-941-556-2601, Web Site: http://www.roperind.com/
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